{"type":"link","asset_type":"article","version":"1.0","cache_age":3600,"provider_name":"CANVAS Arts","provider_url":"https:\/\/artscanvas.org","title":"How independent bookstores are weathering tough economic times","publication_date":"November 27, 2020","summary":"These are perilous times for independent bookstores. More than one independent bookstore has closed each week since the pandemic began, and 20 percent across the country are in danger of closing, according to a recent study by the American Booksellers Association. Jeffrey Brown has the story.","author_name":"By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/cdn.artscanvas.org\/static\/2020\/11\/e34423ab991554ccad9c50c6c481b0b9-IndependentsDay-1024x576.jpg","thumbnail_height":576,"thumbnail_width":1024}